# Does indices()-\>refresh() wait for the completion of Bulk API?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-indices-refresh-wait-for-the-completion-of-bulk-api/272914
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-indices-refresh-wait-for-the-completion-of-bulk-api/272914 "2021-05-13T13:32:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Catalin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Catalin)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-indices-refresh-wait-for-the-completion-of-bulk-api/272914/1 "2021-05-13T13:32:39Z")
In order to populate an index I have disabled its `refresh_interval` and I'm using the Bulk API for inserting.
The problem is I'm doing this in chunks of data and I need that after each chunk all the information is available for search.
```
data1: Bulk Insert
$client->indices()->refresh() // Elasticsearch-PHP API call
data2: Bulk Insert
```
Does the refresh operation wait for all the bulk operations to end ? If not, is there another way to achieve this ?
I know `?refresh=wait_for` with each bulk API call does this, but I feel it defies the use of the Bulk API.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-indices-refresh-wait-for-the-completion-of-bulk-api/272914/2 "2021-05-17T00:38:12Z")
> [@Catalin](#):
>
> I know `?refresh=wait_for` with each bulk API call does this, but I feel it defies the use of the Bulk API.
That'd be the best way given what you are doing here I think.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-indices-refresh-wait-for-the-completion-of-bulk-api/272914/3 "2021-06-14T00:38:33Z")
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